Also, more importantly, one of the morons of the two was only recently put through a very public assault case against a fellow swimmer. His rich parents were the only reason he didn't get sent to prison and removed from the Olympic squad. The guy is a moron and deserves what he is getting.

Also, more importantly, one of the morons of the two was only recently put through a very public assault case against a fellow swimmer. His rich parents were the only reason he didn't get sent to prison and removed from the Olympic squad. The guy is a moron and deserves what he is getting.

So, what you're saying is, he was punished not for assaulting a fellow teammate, but instead for upsetting a bunch of panty-waists. You're OK with that? Posing with guns is not illegal in Australia or America.

The Australians are basically telling everybody that posing with guns is worse than assaulting someone, BECAUSE GUNS RRRRRBAAAADDDD!!!!!

"As a member of the 2012 Australian Olympic Team, and as I have reminded you on previous occasions, it is an honour and a privilege to be a member of an Australian Olympic Team.

he Selection Committee which comprises Green, Deputy Chef Chris Fydler and AOC Secretary-General Craig Phillips, expressed their disappointment saying both athletes were "repeat offenders who had shown poor judgment in their decision-making."

D'Arcy was kicked off the 2008 Olympic team after assaulting former swimmer Simon Cowley in a bar, leaving him with multiple facial injuries. He then declared himself bankrupt last year when a court ordered him to pay Cowley $370,000 in costs.

Last year, Monk avoided charges after telling police he was the victim of a hit and run accident but later confessed he broke his elbow when he fell off his skateboard.

translation: WE'RE SICK OF YOUR shiat. BOTH OF YOU. WIN SOME MEDALS, THEN SOD OFF

C'mon guys, give him a break. When you're visiting somewhere, part of the fun is to take in and participate in the local culture. There's nothing wrong with that.

In America, pose with guns, maybe go to a shooting range.In Scotland, go to distilleries and go golfing.In Mexico, kill and behead members of the local law enforcement.In the Congo, find some women refugees and rape them before killing them.

They'd been in trouble before and broke the "Team Membership Agreement" that apparently they had to sign before joining the team.If you can't comply with the rules that YOU sign, then you face the consequences.The Australian Olympic swimming team apparently has certain protocol, follow it or get booted from the team./obvious

Walker:If American athletes went to Australia and held a boomerang would the same thing happen to them? Cause boomerangs are weapons you know. We frown upon boomerang culture here.

And bows and arrows, and javelins, and martial arts. Talk about something designed to hurt humans. Hell, some little gymnast could probably throttle you with one of those ribbons were she pissed enough.

rickythepenguin:"As a member of the 2012 Australian Olympic Team, and as I have reminded you on previous occasions, it is an honour and a privilege to be a member of an Australian Olympic Team.

he Selection Committee which comprises Green, Deputy Chef Chris Fydler and AOC Secretary-General Craig Phillips, expressed their disappointment saying both athletes were "repeat offenders who had shown poor judgment in their decision-making."

D'Arcy was kicked off the 2008 Olympic team after assaulting former swimmer Simon Cowley in a bar, leaving him with multiple facial injuries. He then declared himself bankrupt last year when a court ordered him to pay Cowley $370,000 in costs.

Last year, Monk avoided charges after telling police he was the victim of a hit and run accident but later confessed he broke his elbow when he fell off his skateboard.

translation: WE'RE SICK OF YOUR shiat. BOTH OF YOU. WIN SOME MEDALS, THEN SOD OFF

...and they're still on the Olympic team. Which leads to the ultimate "fark you" moment: Each of them blazes through their heats, then in their first finals, each of them gets a clean start...and just surfaces and floats up, not even swimming. It'd be even more hilarious if they were the front leg of the relay team...and the height of hilarity if they were the anchor and Australia had a 3-second lead.

IlGreven:rickythepenguin: "As a member of the 2012 Australian Olympic Team, and as I have reminded you on previous occasions, it is an honour and a privilege to be a member of an Australian Olympic Team.

he Selection Committee which comprises Green, Deputy Chef Chris Fydler and AOC Secretary-General Craig Phillips, expressed their disappointment saying both athletes were "repeat offenders who had shown poor judgment in their decision-making."

D'Arcy was kicked off the 2008 Olympic team after assaulting former swimmer Simon Cowley in a bar, leaving him with multiple facial injuries. He then declared himself bankrupt last year when a court ordered him to pay Cowley $370,000 in costs.

Last year, Monk avoided charges after telling police he was the victim of a hit and run accident but later confessed he broke his elbow when he fell off his skateboard.

translation: WE'RE SICK OF YOUR shiat. BOTH OF YOU. WIN SOME MEDALS, THEN SOD OFF

...and they're still on the Olympic team. Which leads to the ultimate "fark you" moment: Each of them blazes through their heats, then in their first finals, each of them gets a clean start...and just surfaces and floats up, not even swimming. It'd be even more hilarious if they were the front leg of the relay team...and the height of hilarity if they were the anchor and Australia had a 3-second lead.

Swimming is serious business in Australia. They'd probably end up getting tossed in the ocean during Box Jelly mating season.

Critch:How oh how could intelligent people ever not want anything to do with a device invented and solely used for hurting, threatening, and killing.

Intelligent people would neither celebrate nor react with fear and loathing simply because someone took a photo with a firearm. Treating this incident as an embarrassment, reacting with shame, is not an intelligent response.

Igor Jakovsky:Carth: I bet something similar would happen if US Olympic athletes took pictures of themselves smoking pot in Amsterdam.

We have actual pictures of gold medalist Michael Phelps hittin the bong in the US. He is competing this year.

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God I completely forgot about that whole faux scandal. Wasn't he suspended for a few months or something though? I wonder if they would have suspended him had the story broke before the Olympics instead of after.

IlGreven:...and they're still on the Olympic team. Which leads to the ultimate "fark you" moment: Each of them blazes through their heats, then in their first finals, each of them gets a clean start...and just surfaces and floats up, not even swimming. It'd be even more hilarious if they were the front leg of the relay team...and the height of hilarity if they were the anchor and Australia had a 3-second lead.

... which leads to the cancellation of any future endorsement contracts (and potential lawsuits over any that have been signed), no future Olympic career, no future professional career, etc. Better hope they're good at math or something.

JK47:Intelligent people would neither celebrate nor react with fear and loathing simply because someone took a photo with a firearm.

Let's avoid the hyperbole... No one is reacting with "fear" over a picture.

Treating this incident as an embarrassment, reacting with shame, is not an intelligent response.

No, it is an embarrassment. Essentially, they're employees of the AOC, sent overseas to do their jobs. They can have some fun but they have to be discrete. They instead did something publicly embarrassing to their employer. So, yeah, they're going to have to face the consequences of their stupidity.

Brothels are legal in some countries, as well as parts of Nevada. But if your employer sent you to a conference in one of said countries or in Vegas, and you then posted a photo on a public page linked to your employer of you banging a hooker, do you think your employer would be stupid for treating it as an embarrassing incident and bringing your ass home?

As a member of the Team, I shall:...not at any time engage in conduct (whether publicly known or not and whether beforeor after the date of my selection), which has brought, brings or would have thetendency to bring me or my sport into disrepute or censure, or which is or would havethe tendency to be inconsistent with, contrary to or prejudicial to the best interests,image or values of the AOC or Team Sponsors, or as a result of which my continuedmembership would not be or would not likely be in the best interests of the AustralianOlympic Team;